Prof. Zhen Fang

Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Email: zhenfang@njau.edu.cn, zhen.fang@mail.mcgill.ca

Qualifications

2003 Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, McGill University, Canada

1991 Ph.D., Biological & Agricultural Engineering, China Agricultural University, China

1988 M.Sc., Biological & Agricultural Engineering, China Agricultural University, China

1983 B.Sc., Biological & Agricultural Engineering, China Agricultural University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Wang, Li & Guo, Jing-jing & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Lower temperature pretreatment of wheat straw for high production of fermentable sugars using ball-milling combined with deep eutectic solvent. Renewable Energy. 241. 122240. 10.1016/j.renene.2024.122240.
2. Li, Sheng-Ren & Zhu, Guo-Qiang & He, Chao & Lujiang, Xu & Kozinski, Janusz & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Comprehensive insights into synergistic effects of cotton stalk and polyethylene in hydrothermal liquefaction process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 10.1016/j.cej.2024.157845.
3. Wang, Huan & Chen, Jiasheng & Pei, Zhengfei & Fang, Zhen & Yang, Song & Li, Hu. (2024). Bio-based deep eutectic solvent of enhanced lignin solubility for wheat straw fractionation and full-component utilization. Industrial Crops and Products. 223. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120054.
4. Guo, Jing-jing & Wang, Li & Wang, Yi-Tong & Ding, Wo-na & Liu, Wei-wei & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Dual lipases immobilized on magnetic hydrophobic biochar for one-step production of biodiesel in deep eutectic solvent. Fuel. 381. 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133497.
5. Guo, Jing-jing & Gao, Shuai & Yang, Jian & Zhang, Huan & Wang, Yi-tong & Ding, Wo-na & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Biodiesel production via simultaneous esterification and transesterification of Periplaneta americana oil with liquid lipase Eversa® transform 2.0. Renewable Energy. 229. 120756. 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120756.
6. Wang, Yurou & Guo, Wenjuan & Chen, Wei & Xu, Gongxun & Zhu, Guoqiang & Xie, Geliang & Lujiang, Xu & Dong, Chengyu & Gao, Shuai & Yingquan, Chen & Haiping, Yang & Chen, Hanping & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Co-production of porous N-doped biochar and hydrogen-rich gas production from simultaneous pyrolysis-activation-nitrogen doping of biomass: Synergistic mechanism of KOH and NH3. Renewable Energy. 229. 120777. 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120777.
7. Dong, Qian & Gong, Chun-xiao & Xie, Ge-liang & Zhu, Guo-qiang & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Thermodynamic modeling of freeze pretreatment in the destruction of rice straw structure combined with alkaline-hydrothermal method for enzymatic hydrolysis. 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130864.
8. Wu, Pei-dong & Li, Lanyun & Li, Hu & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Interfacial high-valence Ni(IV)-enabled C-H activation for photoelectrochemical C-C bond cleavage of lignin to exclusively produce aromatic carboxylic acids. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151722. 10.1016/j.cej.2024.151722.
9. Guo, Hua‐Wei & Wang, Ya-Jun & Liu, Huan & Zeng, Ya‐Nan & Wang, Wei‐Jie & Liu, Tian‐Ji & Kang, Le‐Le & Ji, Rui & Wang, Yi-Tong & Li, Jun‐Guo & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Metallurgical slag used for efficient growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to achieve CO2 conversion to biodiesel. Carbon Neutralization. 3. 471-487. 10.1002/cnl2.122.
10. Guo, Wen-juan & Wang, Yu-rou & Chen, Wei & Xu, Gong-xun & Zhu, Guo-qiang & Xie, Ge-liang & Lujiang, Xu & Fang, Zhen & Zhang, Qingfa & Xusheng, ji & Haiping, Yang. (2024). Insight into the synergistic influence of nitrogen-doped biochar and NH3 on selective production of 4-vinyl phenol from biomass catalytic pyrolysis by coupling catalyst in-situ regeneration. Industrial Crops and Products. 214. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118520.
11. Wang, Fu-Ping & Kang, Le-Le & Wang, Ya-Jun & Wang, Yu-Ran & Wang, Yi-Tong & Li, Jun-Guo & Jiang, Li-Qun & Ji, Rui & Chao, Shuai & Zhang, Jian-Bao & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Magnetic biochar catalyst from reed straw and electric furnace dust for biodiesel production and life cycle assessment. Renewable Energy. 227. 120570. 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120570.
12. Xu, Gong-xun & Nanda, Sonil & Guo, Jing-jing & Song, Yan-qing & Kozinski, Janusz & Dalai, Ajay & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Red mud supported Ni-Cu bimetallic material for hydrothermal production of hydrogen from biomass. Industrial Crops and Products. 212. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118370.
13. Yang, Ying & Chen, Lizhen & Gou, Zhenyan & Liu, Shengqi & Wu, Pei-Dong & Fang, Zhen & Zhang, Kai & Li, Hu. (2024). Remote p-d Orbital Hybridization via First/Second-layer Coordination of Fe Single Atoms with Heteroatoms for Enhanced Electrochemical CO2-to-CO Reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12. 10.1039/d3ta08021h.
14. Zhu, Guoqiang & Zhu, Mingxu & Wang, Enze & Gong, Chunxiao & Wang, Yurou & Guo, Wenjuan & Xie, Geliang & Chen, Wei & He, Chao & Lujiang, Xu & Li, Hua & Zhang, Ying & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Natural biochar catalyst: Realizing the co-valorization of waste cooking oil into high-quality biofuel and carbon nanotube precursor via catalytic pyrolysis process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150195. 10.1016/j.cej.2024.150195.
15. Cheng, Peng & Zhang, Yingchuan & Li, Mingfu & Ma, Hongli & Xu, Weiting & Tan, Xiangping & Fang, Zhen & Guo, Zhengxiao & Jiang, Liqun. (2024). Carbonaceous Anodes and Compatible Exoelectrogens in High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells: A Review. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4. 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00512.
16. Liu, Huan & Liu, Tian-Ji & Guo, Hua-Wei & Wang, Ya-Jun & Ji, Rui & Kang, Le-Le & Wang, Yi-Tong & Guo, Xuan & Li, Jun-Guo & Jiang, Li-Qun & Fang, Zhen. (2024). A review of the strategy to promote microalgae value in CO2 conversion-lipid enrichment-biodiesel production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 436. 140538. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140538.
17. Ma, Hong-li & Li, Mingfu & Zhang, Ying-chuan & Zhang, Yan-lei & Ma, Hongli & Ding, Wo-na & Jiang, Liqun & Fang, Zhen. (2024). Nearly 100% Selective Hydrolysis of Pyrolytic Sugar Over Sustainable Carbon Catalysts Enables Highly Efficient Production of Bioethanol. 10.2139/ssrn.5017275.
18. Ji, Xuewu & Bao, Guirong & Gao, Peng & Luo, Jia & Chen, Dequan & Fang, Zhen. (2023). Hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin to 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol over carbon dots supported Pd catalyst. Molecular Catalysis. 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113722.
19. Guo, Jing-jing & Wang, Yi-tong & Fang, Zhen. (2023). Covalent immobilization of lipase on magnetic biochar for one-pot production of biodiesel from high acid value oil. Bioresource Technology. 394. 130237. 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130237.
20. Xie, Geliang & Zhu, Guoqiang & Kang, Yifan & Zhu, Mingxu & Lu, Qianqian & He, Chao & Lujiang, Xu & Fang, Zhen. (2023). Valorization of waste PET: Understanding the role of active ammonia in facilitating PET depolymerization and aromatic nitrile formation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 140204. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140204.

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